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Top routes to connect Sanford airport to S.R. 417 emerge. Here’s what’s next.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority is considering multiple routes for a connection Orlando Sanford International Airport. The Central Florida Expressway Authority is considering multiple routes for a connection Orlando Sanford International Airport. (Central Florida Expressway Authority/Central Florida Expressway Authority)

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The Central Florida Expressway Authority is nearing a key step for its Sanford Airport Connector project on State Road 417.

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Will Harthorne, the authority’s director of transportation planning and policy, said during a Feb. 13 board meeting the project’s development and environment study has honed in on two of five preferred routes for the expansion.

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The proposed two-lane roadway would run from S.R. 417 to Red Cleveland Boulevard at the Orlando Sanford International Airport.

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